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Parts of a Friendly Letter

For Teachers 3rd
Join December's "Write to a Friend" campaign by introducing the parts of a friendly letter with this presentation. This 10-slide PowerPoint lists and describes the heading, greeting, body, closing, and signature of a letter. Tip: After...
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Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers

For Teachers K - 6th
Students compose a letter to a family member. In this writing lesson, students listen to the book, Mr. Lincoln's Whiskers and identify the parts of a letter.
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Writing Bug - Dear Veteran

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In this writing activity worksheet, students write a letter to a veteran who served in a war. Students thank the veteran for his/her service. Students are reminded to include the different parts of the letter.
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Keyboard Buddies in my Community

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders utilize Microsoft Word to create stationery and letters to send to other children in their school building, expressing experiences in their daily lives. As the unit progresses, they create documents to send to other second...
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Book Letters

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students study language. In this writing lesson, students listen to a story and then compose a friendly letter, about the  book, to a friend. They work independently to compose their letter depicting what happened in the story, their...
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How To: Friendly Letter Writing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the proper mechanics of a letter by writing to fictional characters. In this friendly letter lesson, 2nd graders read the book Stars in the Darkness, analyzing the story and characters with classmates. Students...
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Technology-Based Lesson on Letter Writing

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders discuss the non-verbal ways to communicate. They word process letters to their teachers expressing five of their favorite things to do after school. They set up e-mail and send their letters to an e-pal.
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Writing a Formal Letter

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this formal letter writing worksheet, students answer a set of questions about what parts of the letter go where, filling in the information as they go.